The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.
EARL WARRENBefore this distinguished assembly and the world, the bells today proclaim the joyous tidings of the completion of this quietly soaring tower.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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Racial discrimination in public education is unconstitutional. All provisions of federal, state or local law requiring or permitting such discrimination must yield to this principle.
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If it is a mistake of the head and not the heart don’t worry about it, that’s the way we learn.
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I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures.
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Prior to any questioning, the person must be warned that he has a right to remain silent, that any statement he does make may be used as evidence against him and that he has a right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed.
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Before this distinguished assembly and the world, the bells today proclaim the joyous tidings of the completion of this quietly soaring tower.
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In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.
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Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.
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Life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those thought to be criminals as from the actual criminals themselves.
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To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.
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